Defining Moments in Movies: The Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes and Events that Made Movie Magic

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Which moments have defined the silver screen: Bogey’s "Here’s looking at you, Kid,” in Casablanca? Hitchcock’s shocking shower scene in Psycho? Morphing, flying bodies in The Matrix? From the Lumière brothers’ first public film exhibition in 1895 through the arrival of sound, from the golden age of Hollywood to Italian Neo-Realism, the French New Wave, and beyond to contemporary Asian cinema, this guide captures every facet of movie magic. Worldwide in scope, and written by a team of experts, it encompasses all the major directors, brilliant stars, popular genres, and even the most significant technical developments and influential film criticism. Every film buff will treasure this!

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- Dies Irae (Petr Skála)


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  1. 158 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 373 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 427 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  4. 573 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 286 new

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 392 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 327 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  8. 295 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 293 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 594 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  11. 183 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  12. 95 new

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 194 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  14. 650 new

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  15. 677 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  16. 474 new

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  17. 693 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  18. 131 new

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 529 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  21. 314 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 701 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 264 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  24. 586 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 182 new

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 284 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 432 new

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
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    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 589 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  30. 723 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 234 new

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 524 new

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
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    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  36. 465 new

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 557 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  38. 590 new

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  40. 219 new

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 609 new

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 699 new

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 292 new

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 625 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 241 new

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
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    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
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    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
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    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
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